The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, January 06, 1914, Page FOUR, Image 4
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Entered at the Postoffice * VT<j\v??rry,
S. C., as 2*vl class matter.
E. H. AULL, EDITOR.
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Tuesday, January 6, 1913.
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JOLLY STREET SCHOOL.
It was a sreat disappointment that
we could not meet with the good people
of the Jolly Street community on
last tFriday to enjoy wittfr them the
opening of their new school building.
I feel something of a personal interest j
in this school. It is gratifying to
know that the predictions made as to
the possibilities of the community are
toeing already realized. This is one
of the rural graded schools that was
worked up by Miss Hawkins while
she was rural school supervisor, or by
whatever name called, and the four
mills tax vote!. The records of the
office of county superintendent of
education will show that 1 recom#
mended the erection of a three room
building because I felt satisfied that
within a year or two at least there
would be sufficient children to warrant
the establishment of a three teacher
rural graded school. From the report
at hand there are already S5 children
enrolled before the new building is
finally completed, 10 more than necessary
for the establishment of a three
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teacher rural school.
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I took Dr. Hunter out to the meet- j
ing following the two weeks spent!
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among the people by Miss Hawkins j
and he made a good talk and agreed.
to give the land tor the building. |
I congratulate him that the school j
shall bear his name. Such a school1
will be worth a wfcole lot to him and
his interests in that cjmmunity. A j
good school will help any community, j
The teachers are active and energetic i
and the school spirit prevails among
the people. It is purely a rural community
with no railroads or other j
corporate property, the people are j
poor, but they ihave the right spirit, j
and it should be encouraged by the
more favored communities. In other
words, we think that this is a concrete
example where it would be a
good investment for the State or
county or both to give substantial aid. ,
The school spirit must have substantial
encouragement in communities
like this, and it will pay the State to
give it, the dividends being in an educated
and enlightened citizenship.
It will take only a few years to pay
back tenfold all the money the State (
could put there.
Instead of two acres the district
should own fifteen or twenty acres
and put up on one side of it a cottage i
for the superintendent of the stuool,
and then he could ihave a demonstra
tion farm and the proceeds could be
used as part payment of his salary,
and he would then be a citizen of the
community and a part of its social .
and commercial life. Such a "ombinai
tion is to make up the ideal rural
school of the future, and I hope the
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building in tlaat direction and along .
these lines we are going to build up
the rural districts, and it will be
worth more to the State than all of
the demonstration of all the agents
and lecturers and writers of the fed-!
eral department of education and ag- I
riculture combined. It could be done I
without the outlay of a great deal of !
money if there is put into the leader- !
ship of our educational forces t&e
proper enthusiasm with intelligent direction.
There are two other similar rural j
schools established during the last |
school year, the one at Zion and the ,
one at Trinity, both districts entirely .
rural with no railroads or other cor- J.
porate property. The other three es- I
tablished at the same time, Pomaria, j
Jalapa and Silverstreet, all have a j
good mileage of railroad) property j
which materially increases the taxa- j
ble values. .
Our best wishes will always attend
the Jolly Street rural graded school 1
and all the other rural schools of the
county. The year and a 'half that we j
devoted to the work was one of the j
most pleasant year's work of our life, \
E. H. A. j
"HOW TO PUT THE BRAKES ON." ]
Writing, in the last issue of the Sat- <
urday Evening Post, unon "Our Xa- y
A
tioruil Extravagance," Senator Theoi
dore E. Burton says, among a great
many other things:
*'I have seen the house and the senate
spend hours in debating whether
\ve should retain or dismiss a few men
working in small-salaried positions
ohrmt thp f!nnitnl bnildine. and boast
' ing of their desire to promote economy
I in the public service! Yet on the
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I very same day, with scarcely a voice
raised in protest, millions are appropriated
for what might be called political
expenditures, in that they will
improve the chances of various con!
gressmen for re-election."
In some of our State legislatures
members have been observed fighting
a living salary for some underpaid
employee of the State, while voting
without the least hesitation for various
bills to spend thousands and
V_vJO "5UVW o -"X- X -AT
for home consumption.
We of the South, and particularly
South Carolina, however, have not received
our share of these big appropriations
of congress. South Carolina
surely can not be criticized for any
big amounts which she has received
from the national treasury.
But the point we started out to
make was the thought suggested by
Senator Burton, when applied to State
legislatures?that toe place to trim
or to keep down extravagance should
be sought first in large appropriations
which, while they would be very wen
if the people were amply able to afforri
them, are r^ot absolutely neces
sary.
The Herald and News is a friend of
tine State's higher institutions of learning,
and would not do anything to injure
one of t'hem. But some of them
prvnid hp nm more economically than
they are now being conducted. And
some of them are spending encrmous
amounts when compared with what
the needy country schools are receiving?these
real country schools, where
many of our boys and girls receive all
the education with whicfa' they go into !
the battles of life.
The matter of State printing, and
various other matters involving!
amounts which are not small, might |"
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W6ii receive uue earnest anciuivu vl j
our legislators.
Economy with efficiency should be
the aim.
THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING.
The old town council of Batesburg
has refused to turn over the town '
i
government to the recently elected J <
town council, alleging that the mem- J
bers of the latter are not qualified
electors in that they do not hold town
registration certificates for tlbe year
in which they were elected, and the J,
members of the old council have se- i
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:ured a temporary injunction which 1
will hold them in office until the mat- .
i
ter can be decided by the court. We j
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1o not know what merit there is in j ;<
l(J ^ CArrao I
ioe comeiiLiuii, uut iuc muiucui oci?w> ?
:o impress the importance and the
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Juty of registering and voting in genjral
elections. In almost any general ,
3k'-tioD. in the city of Newberry an in-1,
iependent ticket could be quietly put j
n the genral election, very few of our J
people, as a rule, going to the polls '
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and casting their ballots in the gen- j
Dral election for the nominees of the ,,
primary. It is the duty of the people I j
to themselves and to their party to j <
register for all elections and to par- j'
ticipate in the elections.
Some newspaper editors appear to
get a good deal of pleasure from calling
attention to errors discovered in
columns 01 meir coiemporaj ies. |
By giving this pleasure these errors ^;
have served one good purpose, any- j
way. Some day, maybe, there will be!
a perfect newspaper?'but not in this
>
world, and there may not be any newspapers
in the next?probably won't, j
Governor West, of Oregon, sent his
private secretary, Miss Pern Hobbs,
mt to Cop^-<jeId, in fais State to in- ! [
restigate lawlessness as the result of |
violations of the law by saloons, one
of which was owned by the mayor and
another by a councilman. Miss Hobbs
declared martial law, had the saioons
raided and the c;ty officials locked up.
What's the need of a State militia, anyway,
if a woman can be found who
will agree to take charge?
thousands of dollars of extravagant
appropriations.
The differnce between the State legislatures
and toe congress, as Senator
Burton 'views the congress, is that
the member of the State legislature
fights the little matter for home consumption,
while the member of cono-i-qco
fio^fnr the hie annronriation
Buckwheat Cakes.
Leslie's Weekly.
When water pipes began to freeze,
lAnd folks predict a snow,
I think about the buckwheat cakes
> Of winters long ago.
Hie flannel chest-protectors that
-I used to put away
With running black molasses spread.
At breakfast every day.
An inch or more in thickness, raised
From batter left to sour,
They blanketed my liver down
With half-digested flour.
I oft regret her gingerbread
And sugar cookies sweet,
But not the soggy buckwheat cakes
My mother made me eat
Now, smoking to the table comes
A brown delicious pile.
Of dainty morsels that would make
The worst dyspeptic smile;
Well-buttered, and afloat upon
A golden syrup lake,
.. ; rliav aro tV)P hi)firwTlPPt
'My wife has learned to make.
PRESIDENT AND USD C0>FEII.
Wilson Goes on Cruiser Chester to
'i?ik IVitli iiIs Emissary to Mexico?Nothing
(/liven Out
Pass Christian, Jan. 2.?'President
Wilson and John Lind, his personal
reperesentative in Mexico, tonigur sat
..i L-ic caom of tiie scout crusicr Chesr,
deeply absorbed in a dicussion of
the Mexican situation.
It was their first meeting since last
July when the president coiner red
with Air. Lind at the White House prepc.i
ate:',, lo ilie latter s cei-^i turc tor
."'.e. ieo City with instructions that
created a diplomatic episode in A.ncrican
'history.
For two days a mysterious reticence
has been apparent at tne presidential
cottage, concerning the present conference.
When dispatches from Vera
Cruz announced that Mr. Lind would
x- -n ? *u ^
come 10 x ctss i^mi&ua.u uitae was a
noticeable manifestation cc ure
among the members of the president's
party tnau ii;o aco lluub^Oii
should have been made public.
Hoped for Secrecy.
President Wilson had hoped to slip
quietly away aboard the revenue cutter
Winona "for a yachting trip'' and
meet Mr. Land at sea.
The same effort for secrecy with respect
to the Chester's wmerea-bouts
were frustrated by wireless news of
her location near Ship Island last'
night.
i/or nearly 24 hours Mr. Lind was i
off shore on the Chester before meet- j
ing toe president and instead of per- |
mitting the personal envoy to come
ashore, President Wilson took a trip '
in a 20-foot launch, mounted a com- !
panionway to toe revenue cutter j
Winona and was transhiped again in
miuocean to the Chester.
Nothing Given Out.
The conference lasted until after 3
o'clock, when the president left the
Chester and returned to Gulfport, j
whore automobiles were ready to take j
him to Pass Christian. Just as much j
secrecy as characterized the presi- j
" ent's first meeting with Mr. Lind was !
evident on this occasion.
Information as to what the president
intended to do was denied the
newspaper correspondents who are
here. A big squad of them, however,
was on hand at the oyster dock
at 3 o'clock when President Wilson
appeared, accompanied by Dr. Gary!
r. Grayson and two secret service
men. The revenue cutter Winona j
lame as close to the shore as possi- i
file and sent a launch for the president.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE. j
Assessment of Real and Personal i
Property for Fiscal Year 1914. I, or 1
in authorized agent will be at the fol-)
lowing places named below for the
purpose of taking returns of both real
?state and personal property for Fis-1
2al year, 1914:
Newberry January, 1st to 13th, inclu_
sive and on every Saturday.
Kinards?Wednesday, January 14th.
Whitmire?Thursday and Friday,
January 15th an<i 16th.
Pomaria?-Monday, January 19th.
Walton?Tuesday, January 20th.
Uiympnvme?weane&aay, j<xuua.ry j
21st.
Maybinton?Thursday, January 22.
Jolly Street, Friday, January 23rd.
little Muntain?Monday, January j
26th.
Prosperity?Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 27th and 28th.
O'Neall?Thursday, January 29th.
St. Lukes?Friday, January 30th.
Longshores?Monday, February 2nd.
Silver Street?Tuesday, February
Jrd. *
Ckappells?Wednesday, February
4th.
Newberry Cotton mill?Thursday,
February 5th.
Oakland Cotton mill?/Friday, February
6th.
Mollohon Cotton mill?Monday, Februa:v
Oth.
And in the Auditors Office in the
Court House Friday, February 20th,
after which date a penalty of 50 per
cent will be added against all persons,
I firms or corporations failing to make
their returns as required by law. I
: would dislike ve. y much to have to
add this penalty but I am required .
| by law to do so. The law requires a :
i tax on an notes, mortgages anu muu!
eys, also an income tax on gross inj
comes in excess of $2,500.
There shall be a capitation tax of
j fifty cents on all dogs, the proceeds
to be expended for school purposes.
I Dogs not returned for taxation shall
| not be held as property in any of the '
courts of this State.
All male persons from 21 to 60 j
years, except Cenfederate soldiers, or j
those persons incapable of earning a!
support by being maimed or from any J
other cause, are liable to pay a poll;
tax of one dollar.
!
J Real Estate is to be assessed this j
year. Each tract or lot of land must' <
be assessed separately. Also state !
; to assessor whether you have bought I
or sold any real estate since last re-; (
turn. The law requires that all pro- ',
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I perty, both real and personal, be as-; j
i poss^d "at its true value in money," 1,
, wiiich is construed to' mean, "The sum . t
of money for which said property, un- ! j
tier ordinary ciicunistanccs, would j
sell for cash."
Please don't ask that your property
be taken from the tax duplicate the j
same as last year. The law requires I
that all property must be listed or
regular tax return blanks and proper- *
ly signed and sworn to by person making
return. Please be sure to have
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year returns in. on or Detore tne c>uin 1
of Feb: uary, 1014. J <
Eugene S. Werts,
County Auditor. |1
Dec. IS. 1913. M
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j NOTICE TO COLORED TEACHERS, j j
The teachers meeting will be held j
| at. Hoge school building on Saturday, (
.January 10, 1914. All teachers are :
! asked to be present. 1
i By order of county superintendent i
of education.
Ulysses S. Gallman,
, President.
M. L. Snowden, Secretary. :
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ESTATE NOTICE. , ^
All persons indebted to the estate i|
)f Mrs. Elizabeth Frances Blease, deceased,
are notified to make settlement {
m mediately with the undersigned. All
^nrcns holding claims against 6aid
;sUte will p;osent same, duly verified, '
:o the undersigned for immediate paylient.
Bertha Blease Eison, s
Executrix. ^
Cannon G. Blease, a
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Eugene S. Blease, |1
F!\-pr>ntor?L I e
SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. !n
By virtue of authority vested in us ;
)y the will of George A. Setzler, de-1
^ased. the undersigned will sell to I
ho highest bidder, or bidders, at the ; evidence
of the late George A. Setzer,
deceased, a? Ponuiria. in Xewber*y
County, South Carolina, on Monlay,
January 26, 1914, beginning at
10 o'clock in the forenoon, all the
Dersonal property of wtiich the said J
George A. Setzler, deceased, owned
it the time of his death, consisting of ^
household and kitchen furniture, farm- j
ng implemnts, etc.
T. A. Setzler, I
m. a. setzier,
Executors.
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SOLDBYDR^GiSTSEVFPVV-HERE
The regular annual meeting of tie
hare holders of the People National
ank of Prosperity, S. C., will be held
.t the bank on Tuesday, January
3th, 1914, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the i
lection of directors and such other |
iusiness as may come before said
aeeting.
R. T. Pugh,
Cashier.
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